Bible Dictionary

Azaniah

The name Azaniah means “hearing the Lord; the Lord's weapons”.

Smith's Bible Dictionary 1863

(whom the Lord hears), the father or immediate ancestor of Jeshua the Levite, in the time of Nehemiah. (Nehemiah 10:9)

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia 1915

az-a-ni'-a 'azanyah, ("Yahweh has given ear"): A son of Jeshua, a Levite who signed the covenant (Ne 10:9).